Rice led 12-7 with 11:32 remaining in the first half, but Tulane held the Owls to just two more points to take a 28-14 halftime lead. Rice was only 5 of 26 from the field in the first half.

Rice made a run early in the second period to cut the score to 28-25, but a three-point play by Dabney gave the Green Wave a 31-25 advantage at the 15:51 mark. Tulane stretched that to 53-34 with 4:26 remaining.